In the Age of Enlightenment

著者

• Leon, Mechele

書誌事項

In the Age of Enlightenment

edited by Mechele Leon

（The cultural histories series, . A cultural history of theatre / Christopher B. Balme and Tracy C. Davis, general editors ; v. 4）

Bloomsbury Academic, 2019

• : hb

タイトル別名

A cultural history of theatre in the Age of Enlightenment

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-258) and index

"First published 2017. Reprinted 2019"--T.p. verso

ISBN for subseries set: 9781472585844

内容説明・目次

内容説明

French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, 'the general effect of the theatre is to strengthen the national character to augment the national inclinations, and to give a new energy to all the passions'. During the Enlightenment, the advancement of radical ideas along with the emergence of the bourgeois class contributed to a renewed interest in theatre's efficacy, informed by philosophy yet on behalf of politics. While the 18th century saw a growing desire to define the unique and specific features of a nation's drama, and audiences demanded more realistic portrayals of humanity, theatre is also implicated in this age of revolutions. A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Enlightenment examines these intersections, informed by the writings of key 18th-century philosophers. Richly illustrated with 45 images, the ten chapters each take a different theme as their focus: institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance; and knowledge transmission.

目次

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Editor's Acknowledgments Introduction: Theatre and the Enlightenment Matrix Mechele Leon, University of Kansas, USA 1 Institutional Frameworks: The State, the Market, and the People in the Age of Enlightenment John O'Brien, University of Virginia, USA 2 Social Functions: Audiences and Authority David Worrall, Nottingham Trent University, UK 3 Sexuality and Gender: Changing Identities Helen E. M. Brooks, University of Kent, UK 4 The Environment of Theatre: Power, Resistance and Commerce Mechele Leon, University of Kansas, USA 5 Circulation: Emergent Modalities of Intercultural Performance Mita Choudhury, Purdue Northwest, USA 6 Interpretations: From Theatrephobia to a Theatrical 'Science of Man' Logan J. Connors, University of Miami, USA 7 Communities of Production: Eighteenth-Century Acting Companies Deborah C. Payne, American University, USA 8 Repertoire and Genres: Cultural Logics and the Trick of Theatrical Longevity Lisa A. Freeman, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA 9 Technologies of Performance: Architecture, Scenery, Light Pannill Camp, Washington University, USA 10 Knowledge Transmission: Theatrical Intelligence and the Intelligence of Theatre Daniel O'Quinn, University of Guelph, Canada Notes Bibliography Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB31541017
• ISBN:
  • 9781472585752
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: xiii, 265 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 親書誌ID:
  • BB27280543